The Path to Power by Robert A Caro
The first volume in Robert Caro’s The Years of Lyndon Johnson, hailed as `the greatest biography of our era’, this is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. Revealed in extraordinary detail is the genesis of that almost superhuman drive, energy and ambition which set LBJ apart. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, The Path to Power charts his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as a Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate and his attainment, nonetheless, at the age of 31 of the power for which he hungered. In this riveting book we are shown more clearly than ever before the true nature of political genius.
"The greatest biography of our era … Essential reading for those who want to comprehend power and politics" * The Times *
"A book of radiant excellence … at the summit of American historical writing … Proof that we live in a great age of biography" * Washington Post *
"A superb and unique biography … Meticulous in research, grand in scale, this is a major work that will remain a tower of its kind" -- Barbara Tuchman
"Truly sensational and enthralling … totally original" * Financial Times *
"By every measure – depth of research, brilliance of conception, the seamless flow of the prose – The Path to Power is a masterpiece of biography" * Newsday *
"A book of radiant excellence … at the summit of American historical writing … Proof that we live in a great age of biography" * Washington Post *
"A superb and unique biography … Meticulous in research, grand in scale, this is a major work that will remain a tower of its kind" -- Barbara Tuchman
"Truly sensational and enthralling … totally original" * Financial Times *
"By every measure – depth of research, brilliance of conception, the seamless flow of the prose – The Path to Power is a masterpiece of biography" * Newsday *
Robert A. Caro has been described as `the greatest political biographer of our times’ (Sunday Times) and `the most revered historian of his generation’ (New York Times). His first book, The Power Broker, published in 1974, was described in 2015 as `one of the greatest non-fiction works ever written’ (Sunday Times) and his ongoing multi-volume work The Years of Lyndon Johnson has been described as `the greatest biography of our era’ (The Times). With these books he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won the National Book Award and three times won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has also been awarded virtually every other major literary honour, including the National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama, the highest award in the humanities given in the United States. Born in 1935, he graduated from Princeton University, later became a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and was an investigative reporter for Newsday for six years. He lives with his wife, the writer Ina Caro, in New York City, where he is at work on the fifth and final volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
| SKU | GOR001839963 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780712698795 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712698795 |
| Title | The Path to Power |
| Author | Robert A Caro |
| Condition | Very good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1992-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 912 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
